महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-103, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
गुणैः समुदितं सम्यगिदं नः प्रथितं कुलम् ।
अत्यन्यान्पृथिवीपालान्पृथिव्यामधिराज्यभाक् ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
guṇaiḥ samuditaṁ samyagidaṁ naḥ prathitaṁ kulam ,
atyanyānpṛthivīpālānpṛthivyāmadhirājyabhāk.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca guṇaiḥ samuditam samyak idam naḥ prathitam
kulam ati anyān pṛthivīpālān pṛthivyām adhirājyabhāk

1. Bhīṣma said: "This renowned family of ours, truly endowed with virtues, enjoys paramount sovereignty on earth, surpassing all other kings."

1. בְּהִישְׁמַה אמר, משפחתנו המפורסמת הזאת מלאה במעלות כראוי, והיא זכתה לשלטון עליון על פני כל מלכי הארץ האחרים,

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The legendary grand-uncle of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas. (Bhīṣma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

• समुदितम् (samuditam) - endowed with (virtues) (endowed with, risen, assembled)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - truly, completely (properly, well, completely)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us

• प्रथितम् (prathitam) - renowned, famous, spread

• कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage, race

• अति (ati) - surpassing (beyond, exceeding, surpassing)

• अन्यान् (anyān) - others, other

• पृथिवीपालान् (pṛthivīpālān) - kings, protectors of the earth

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth, in the world

• अधिराज्यभाक् (adhirājyabhāk) - possessing paramount sovereignty, enjoying suzerainty

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The legendary grand-uncle of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas. (Bhīṣma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper name); terrible, formidable

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, attribute, thread

समुदितम् (samuditam) - endowed with (virtues) (endowed with, risen, assembled)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samudita

samudita - endowed with, risen, complete, assembled

Past Passive Participle

From root i (to go) with upasargas sam and ud.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: i (class 2)

सम्यक् (samyak) - truly, completely (properly, well, completely)

(indeclinable)

From sam-añc (to go together, to be complete)

Root: añc (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

नः (naḥ) - our, to us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive pronoun for 'our family'.

प्रथितम् (prathitam) - renowned, famous, spread

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prathita

prathita - renowned, famous, spread, extended

Past Passive Participle

From root prath (to spread, to be famous)

Root: prath (class 1)

कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage, race

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, clan, race, community

Root: kul (class 1)

अति (ati) - surpassing (beyond, exceeding, surpassing)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions with `anyān pṛthivīpālān`.

अन्यान् (anyān) - others, other

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different, another

पृथिवीपालान् (pṛthivīpālān) - kings, protectors of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - king, protector of the earth, ruler

Compound: pṛthivī (earth) + pāla (protector)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of `ati`.

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, world

Root: pṛth (class 1)

Note: Location.

अधिराज्यभाक् (adhirājyabhāk) - possessing paramount sovereignty, enjoying suzerainty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhirājyabhāj

adhirājyabhāj - possessing suzerainty, enjoying paramount rule

Compound: adhirājya (paramount sovereignty) + bhāj (possessor, partaker)

Compound type : tatpurusha (adhirājya+bhāj)

• adhirājya – paramount sovereignty, suzerainty
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: adhi (over) + rājya (kingdom)
  Prefix: adhi
• bhāj – possessor, partaker, enjoying
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root bhaj (to share, to possess)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: The ending `-bhāk` is the nominative singular form of a stem ending in `-bhāj` (j-stem noun/adjective). It agrees with `kulam`.

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